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to: Sam Chapman
1901/07/25
Mosby, John S., 1833-1916
Mosby's lack of political influence; perhaps Senator John Daniel can assist Chapman in obtaining an appointment in the Philippines or as Supervisor of Forests.
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1901/08/01
chides Chapman for not remaining in Washington to meet with Daniel personally: "[H]e endorsed your application and forwarded it, and got the reply of 'no vacancy.' But that is the stereo typed answer to all applications by mail….you must go in...
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1904/09/10
upcoming elections, specifically mentioning Revercomb, Slemp, Hoge, Parker, and Roosevelt.
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1905/01/14
attempts to secure a position for Chapman in the Department of the Interior or under Agnew; enclosing a letter from Gen. Rucker.
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1905/03/01
defending his actions with regard to finding Chapman a position; suggests that storekeeper may be the best position Agnew can offer.
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1908/08/02
Taft's upcoming speech to the Virginia Republicans; Maj. Swift's appointment as head of the Army War College.
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1908/09/13
letter concerning "the 'true inwardness' of Gen. Lee's staff;" intentions to vote for Taft; Maj. Swift's review of his book for the Journal of the United States Cavalry Association.
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to Sam Chapman
1909/02/10
article about Lincoln in Cosmopolitan: "It is the best thing I have seen about Lincoln & confirms what I wrote you that Lincoln offered to the South compensation of their slaves when the Confederacy was in its last gasp & even then we rejected it."
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1909/03/09
Taft's Supreme Court appointees; dining with Col. Charles Francis Adams.
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1910/01/21
McDowell and an additional circuit court judge appointment for Virginia; misdated "Chambersburg letter" of Gen. Lee to Gen. Ewell.
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1910/06/20
Assistant Attorney General, Jack Russell [his nephew].
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1912/05/30
Theodore Roosevelt's run on a third party ticket: "Teddy has knocked out Taft in one of the most surprising phenomena of history;"
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1912/10/29
intention to vote for Taft: "If Wilson is elected…the Bull Moose will be buried forever."
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1912/10
hopes to get out of the hospital in time to vote.
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1897/09/22
enclosed check to settle accounts; appointments by McKinley.
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to William Chapman
1899/11/01
News of friends and family; hopes for November election; and article written for the Times concerning actions of Ulysses S. Grant and Philip Sheridan during the war: "[W]hen Grant telegraphed Sheridan about capturing and corralling my men's wives it...
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1914/07/06
traveling to Manassass to look over the battlefield; says Wilson will not stay in the White House longer than one term.
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1915/02/04
anniversary of the day he took over the Hong Kong consulate 36 years ago; opposition to Wilson's shipping bill; arranging a sitting for the group painting.
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